2008 Affiliate of the Year - David McKee

David McKee is vice president and partner with Priority Mortgage Corporation, where he manages origination staff and originates residential mortgage loans using Conventional, FHA and VA financing.

David has been in banking since 1978, and has been active in the industry and in the community. He is currently serving his second consecutive year on the Ohio Mortgage Bankers Association Board of Trustees and has been a member of the Columbus Mortgage Bankers Association for 24 years.

David joined the Board in 1989, where he has served as a CBR affiliate trustee and as a member of the Board's Governmental Affairs Committee and Escrow Closing Task Force. He is a CORPAC Captain's Club member and also an active participant in the CORPAC Golf Outing, Celebrity Waiters Luncheon and REALTOR ® Care Day.

In the community, David serves as a member of the Dublin AM Rotary and Dublin Chamber of Commerce and, in the past, has served as a member of Dublin AM Foundation Board, coached a Dublin Soccer team, volunteered for the St. Brigid Track team, and has served as the track representative for the Bishop Watterson Athletic Association.

He has also served numerous years as a City of Dublin Parade Marshal and as a volunteer for the Dublin Irish Festival. He is currently the president of Coventry Woods Homeownership Association.

David holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Otterbein College in Westerville and is a member of St. Brigid of Kildare Catholic Church.

"I am honored to be the recipient of the 2008 Affiliate of the Year Award. Looking at past award winners as well as all of the other professionals who are being honored this year, I know I am in great company. It is with gratitude and pride that I accept this award. I appreciate the recognition that the Columbus Board of REALTORS® has bestowed upon me. I also want to thank the team at Priority Mortgage who has supported my career for almost 25 years. In addition, there are many REALTORS®, builders and title professionals that have been an integral part of my business and personal life. I accept this award knowing and appreciating that all of these people have helped me along the way."

Pictured with Dave are his wife, Sandra Puskarcik, daughter Kristen (17) and son Kyle (12). Dave's other son, Ryan, is a freshman at the University of Cincinnati and could not make the event.